Love in the Shadows (Neil Sedaka song)
| "Love in the Shadows" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Neil Sedaka | ||||
| from the album Steppin' Out | ||||
| B-side | "(Baby) Don't Let It Mess Your Mind" (US); "Nana's Song" (UK); "Love Will Keep Us Together" (W. Germany); "No. 1 With A Heartache" (Rhodesia) | |||
| Released | April 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop, disco | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Rocket | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody | |||
| Producer(s) | Neil Sedaka and Robert Appere | |||
| Neil Sedaka singles chronology | ||||
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"Love in the Shadows" is an uptempo pop song co-written and recorded by Neil Sedaka. The song became an international Top 20 hit in 1976.
The song reached number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and spent two weeks at number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
The song was also a hit in Canada, charting quite closely to its U.S. peaks on both the Pop Singles chart (#18 for two weeks) as well as the Adult Contemporary chart (#6).
Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "Love in the Shadows" as the 88th most popular hit of 1976.[3] It reached as high as #8 on their survey of June 26, 1976.[4]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[5] | 18 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[6] | 6 |
| France[7] | 8 |
| New Zealand[7] | 20 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 16 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[2] | 4 |
| US Cashbox Top 100[9] | 17 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1976) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada[10] | 148 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 124 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 401. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.
- ^ a b "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1976-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "The WLS Big 89 of 1976". Wlshistory.com.
- ^ "wls062676". Oldiesloon.com. June 26, 1976. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ a b "Song artist 193 - Neil Sedaka". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Lyrics: Love In The Shadows by Neil Sedaka". Top40db.net. 1976-10-04. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/29/76". cashboxmagazine.com. 1976-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "1976 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.